Smallest professional footballer

[andybaha]

Coxy is pretty tiddly at 5ft 4in but have there been any smaller footballers?

I used to go to a few Donny Rovers games with my mate and they used to have a player called Matty Caudwell who I'm sure was not much over 5ft.

 

[Cpt. Spavil]

wasnt there a dwarf team a while ago?

 

[steward 433]

Leon Knight is 5'3"

 

[Brighton Breezy]

My brother-in-law is the smallest person to every play cricket for New Zealand...

Not that that really has anything to do with this thread...

 

[steward 433]

My brother-in-law is the smallest person to every play cricket for New Zealand...

Not that that really has anything to do with this thread...

How short and bowler/batsman?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

How short and bowler/batsman?

About 5ft 4in I think and WICKETKEEPER.

Only played one day games though - no tests.

 

[B.M.F]

Knight is 5'5 officially so he is the same size as Aaron Lennon. Christian Lara is 5'4 and plays in Ecuador. Ludovic Giuly is 5'4.5

 

[steward 433]

About 5ft 4in I think and WICKETKEEPER.

Only played one day games though - no tests.

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How come he was never picked for tests?

 

[steward 433]

Knight is 5'5 officially so he is the same size as Aaron Lennon. Christian Lara is 5'4 and plays in Ecuador. Ludovic Giuly is 5'4.5

5'3" according to wiki Leon Knight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Brighton Breezy]

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How come he was never picked for tests?

I think he was pigeonholed as a specialist one day player. Often opened the batting and kept wicket but was competing for a test spot again Adam Parore who was pretty established.

When he got a decent run in the one-day side he had a few off days and pretty much fell out of the reckoning.

Played against England, Australia etc though so not done too bad.

 

[steward 433]

I think he was pigeonholed as a specialist one day player. Often opened the batting and kept wicket but was competing for a test spot again Adam Parore who was pretty established.

When he got a decent run in the one-day side he had a few off days and pretty much fell out of the reckoning.

Played against England, Australia etc though so not done too bad.

At least he made the big time and not many people get to represent their country

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Makes a fair living out of it as well and as you say, not many people get to represent their country.

Still plays top level club cricket in New Zealand.

 

[Zesh Rehman]

Dont Torquay have a really short and really young looking player?

 

[steward 433]

Good on him

Back on topic i really can't think of anyone shorter than little Leon?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Dennis Wise and Gianfanco Zola must have been pretty TITCHY...

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Alan Wright full back currently at Cheltenham, used to play for Villa, is 5ft 4 according to his wikipedia.

I am sure he was smaller than Dean Cox when we played against Cheltenham last season though.

 

[steward 433]

Dont Torquay have a really short and really young looking player?

Danny Stephens is 5'4"

 

[steward 433]

Wise 5'6"
Zola 5'5"

 

[Zesh Rehman]

Danny Stephens is 5'4"

yeh thats short then, but he looks shorter than he is due to his boyish face.

 

[Stevie Boy]

what about the 3 wallace brothers, they were all short